Case 1401699/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Yew Sun Soo v PricewaterhouseCoopers and 1 other — 2023
- Case reference
- 1401699/2022
- Decision date
- 18 July 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Dawson Appearances
- Venue
- Southampton
Parties
3 namedClaimant
Yew Sun Soo
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant issued his claim on 20 May 2022. This preliminary hearing on 26 and 27 June 2023 dealt with amendment applications and limitation. The respondent accepted that the claimant was disabled at all material times by reason of the five conditions he relied on, either singly or cumulatively.
The tribunal allowed only the amendment that relabelled the complaint about the failure to sign off 200 TWE days as harassment. It refused the proposed harassment allegations about occupational health and a stable support network, the victimisation allegation, and the proposed reasonable adjustments complaint because they were new, inadequately particularised, and would cause prejudice to the respondent.
On limitation, the tribunal held that the relevant omission occurred in April 2019 or shortly afterwards, and that the respondent would reasonably have been expected to sign off the 200 days by the end of July 2019 at the latest. The claim form was not presented until 20 May 2022. Applying section 123 Equality Act 2010, and declining to extend time on just and equitable grounds, the tribunal dismissed the Equality Act claim. The unfair dismissal claim was left to proceed separately.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | The tribunal accepted that the claimant was disabled at all material times, but held that the complaint about the failure to sign off 200 TWE days was presented out of time under section 123 Equality Act 2010; it treated the relevant omission as occurring by the end of July 2019 at the latest. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
Legal tests applied
10 references- Selkent v Moore
- Chandhok v Tirkey
- McLeary v One Housing Group Ltd
- Vaughan v Modality Partnership
- Galilee v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
- s.123 Equality Act 2010
- Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board v Morgan
- Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police v Caston
- Olufunso Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- Miller v Ministry of Justice
Official outcome judgment PDF
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